Antwerp vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$832	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$828
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	87	10
😀 Quality of life	89	16
🏙️ Population	529K	2.89M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 62% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 2896th and 5435th ($1640 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Belgium and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Belgium vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 203rd and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Antwerp	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580